Jacob lewin



(No Model.)

J. LEWIN. COMBINED .DESK AND MIRROR.

v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB LEVIN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HlMSELF, HARRIS M. i

FISCHER, AND DAVID SALSBERG, ALL CF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED DESK ANDy IVIIRROR.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,378, dated December15, 1891.

l Application led March 5,1891. Serial No. 383,831. (No model.)

To LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB LEWIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in a Combined Desk and Mirror, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined desk and mirror; and the inventionconsists in the details of construction set forth in the followingspecification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of a combined desk and mirror.sectioned along a: Fig. 3, the desk being lowered. Fig. 2 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1, the desk being raised. Fig. 3 is a face View of thecombined desk and mirror. Fig. 4 is a section alongy y, Fig. 1. 5 is asection along z e, Fig. 1.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a mirror having a suitable frameor back B and swinging panels C, which can be swung over the desk-top Dto hold the desk lowered, Figs. 1 and 3. When the panels C are swungaside, the cords E and weight or weights F raise the desk into positionrequired for writing,` as seen in Fig. 2.-

As the .desk rises the cordH tightens, so as to draw back or open thedesk-cover G, which is arranged to slide in the arc of a circle forcovering and uncovering the table part ot' the desk. The cord H issecured to the cover Gr and to the support B. The table partI is thenexposed, and on being drawn out, Fig. 2, said table part can be used forwriting. A catch or spring-bolt K engages a suitable recess or shoulderon the support B when the desk is raised, so as to keep the desk up evenwhen exposed to considerable downward pressure.

When the desk is to be lowered, the catch K is withdrawn by a suitablehandle or string L. The legs N steady the desk when it is lowered. l

The desk has rearward-extending lugs or arms O, passing through suitableslots or ways in the support B and carrying antifriction rollers P,which ride or travel along the base or support B and ease the Inovementsof the desk.

The desk has one or more shelves Q for the reception of stationery andother articles.

The cord or cords E, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, are made to travel oversuitable pulleys R.

The desk is a useful appliance to a large parlor-mirror orlooking-glass, and said desk can be made tasteful in appearance, so asto give a pleasing effect.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a mirror having its frame or support providedwith ways, of a vertically-movable desk made to travel along said ways,a movable desk-cover connected with the mirror frame and automaticallyopened by the ascent of the desk, and a counterbalance-weight forraising the desk and causing it to open the desk-cover, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, with a mirror having its frame or support providedwith ways, of a vertically-movable desk made to travel along said ways,and laterally swinging panels hinged to opposite edges of themirror-frame Aand adapted to bear against the top portion of the deskfor holding the desk in its lowered position, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, with a mirror having its frame'or support providedwith ways, of a vertically-movable desk adapted to travel along theways,.a counter-Weight connected with the desk for elevating the latter,and a desk-cover sliding in the arc of a circle von the desk and havinga flexible connection with the mirror-frame for automatically slidingthe cover by the ascent of the desk under the iniuence of thecounter-weight, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a mirror having a stationary frame or supportprovided with ways, of a vertically-movable desk adapted to travel alongthe ways, a sliding cover for the desk, and a exible connection betweenthe sliding desk-cover and the stationary mirrorframe, by which thedesk-cover is automatically slid rearward to uncover the desk as thelatter moves upward, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with ya mirror having IOO position, a counter-weightarranged in the mirror-frame and conneotedwith'the desk forels hinged toopposite sides of the mirrorframe and adapted to bear against the topportion of the desk to hold ythe latter iny Aits lowest position, adesk-cover sliding kin the arol of a foiroleon the desk,land a flexiblecon-l nection between the desk-cover and the stationary mirror-frame, bywhich the desk-cover is automatically slid rearward by the ascent of thedesk under the innenee of the counter-weight, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JACOB LEWIN.

Witnesses:

JOE LEWI-N, E. F.. KASTENHUBER.

